That kind of borders on being a distraction in my eyes. it's an extreme amount of work to be doing for something you’re not using. Advanced meetings, catching bullpens etc. OK, everything up until this point is mostly fine by me, where I begin to really take issue is that Davis was participating in all the extra work catchers have to do while not catching at all. They were really forced to use him in right because his catching was just simply not at a major league level. His development with the bat predictably ended up completely outpacing his development defensively. They took him number one overall because he was the best college bat available in a year with no consensus number one overall pick, and it let them spread around their money to ensure they got high quality talent later in a draft system that is functionally hard capped. There were clear signs he might not stick at catcher when they drafted him, that’s fine. I find the Pirates handling of Henry Davis to be, in a word, bizarre. I answered an extremely similar question last month, it generated a lot of good responses, so I think it’s worth looking at again to address some of those. What are your thoughts on the Henry Davis situation with him focusing this offseason on C and not RF? - Nick Cammuso on Twitter/X Hey there and welcome to the offseason! You have questions about the Pittsburgh Pirates, I might possibly have some semi-competent answers for you.
